The world’s greatest bikes 1999 yamaha yzf-r6

V-twin that sparked a middleweight revolution and launched its own race series

Seven decades ago, Yamaha Motor were born. Here’s how it all came about, how they’ve grown and all the highlights since...

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Sports-tourers are alive, well and fitter than ever

Supercharged missile that boasted 300bhp and put the Ninja back on the map

To the uninitiated, Yamaha’s FZR750R OWO1 might look like any other 1990s superbike with a name like a WiFi code – but to those who know, this is a true racer for the road that was created to counter